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overjoy
o·ver·joy
/
ˌoʊ
vərˈdʒɔɪ
/
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[
oh-ver-
joi
]
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verb (used with object)
to cause to feel great
joy
or delight; elate:
It overjoys me to hear of your good fortune. I was overjoyed at her safe arrival.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
over-
,
joy
Related forms
o·ver·joyed,
adjective
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overjoy
(ˌəʊvəˈdʒɔɪ)
—
vb
(
tr
) to give great delight to
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
overjoy
1382, "to rejoice over," from
over
+
joy
(q.v.); translating L. supergaudere (in Psalms xxxiv, etc.). Transitive sense of "to fill with gladness" is first recorded 1571 (now usually in pp.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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